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|director=Mark Caballero<br>Seamus Walsh
 
|director=Mark Caballero<br>Seamus Walsh
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|writer=Thomas Meehan {{s|(teleplay)}}<br>Bob Martin {{s|(teleplay)}}<br>Aaron Horvath {{s|(teleplay)}}<br>Michael Jelenic {{s|(teleplay)}}<br>David Berenbaum {{s|([[Elf (2003)|original film]])}}
|writer=Thomas Meehan<br>Bob Martin
 
 
|release=December 16, 2014
 
|release=December 16, 2014
 
|runtime=43 minutes
 
|runtime=43 minutes
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|available=Blu-ray<br>DVD<br>Apple TV<br>Google Play<br>[https://www.amazon.com/Elf-Musical-Christmas-Jim-Parsons/dp/B013W00U0E/ Amazon Video]}}
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'''''Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas''''' is a stop-motion animated musical television special based on the 2003 film ''[[Elf]]'' and the 2010 Broadway musical of the same name. It stars Jim Parsons as [[Buddy]].
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a stop-motion animated musical television special, based on the 2003 {{w|Jon Faveru}}-directed film ''[[Elf (2003)|Elf]]'', written by {{w|David Berenbaum}}, and the 2010 Broadway musical of the same name, produced for [[NBC]] by [[Warner Bros.]] Animatio and premiered on December 16, 2014 at 8:00 PM ET. It stars Jim Parsons as [[Buddy]].
   
==Synopsis==
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==Summary==
[[Santa Claus|Santa]] narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet his father. Along the way, his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of the holiday.
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[[Santa]] narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet his father. Along the way, his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of the holiday.
   
 
==Songs==
 
==Songs==
* "[[Happy All The Time]]" - Santa, Buddy, and the elves
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*"[[Happy All The Time]]" - Santa, Buddy, and the elves
* "[[World's Greatest Dad]]" - Buddy
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*"[[World's Greatest Dad]]" - Buddy
* "[[I'll Believe In You]]" - Emily and Michael
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*"[[I'll Believe In You]]" - Emily and Michael
* "[[Sparklejollytwinklejingley]]" - Buddy, Emily, and Michael
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*"[[Sparklejollytwinklejingley]]" - Buddy, Emily, and Michael
* "[[A Christmas Song]]" - Buddy and Jovie
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*"[[A Christmas Song]]" - Buddy and Jovie
* "[[Nobody Cares About Santa]]" - Fake Santas and Buddy
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*"[[Nobody Cares About Santa]]" - Fake Santas and Buddy
* "[[There Is a Santa Clause]]" - Emily and Michael
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*"[[There Is a Santa Claus]]" - Emily and Michael
* "[[A Christmas Song (Reprise)]]" - Jovie, Walter, Emily, Michael, and the townspeople
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*"A Christmas Song (Reprise)" - Jovie, Walter, Emily, Michael, and the townspeople
* "[[The Story of Buddy the Elf]]" - The cast
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*"[[The Story of Buddy the Elf]]" - The cast
   
==Trivia==
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==Availability==
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The special was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 3, 2015. The DVD was also released in a 2-pack with the original film, and in the 2017 ''Jolly Holiday Collection'' box set (alongside ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' and ''[[A Miser Brothers' Christmas]]'').
* The famous Wilhelm Scream is heard when Buddy kicks an elf out the window.
 
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==Notes==
 
*The famous Wilhelm Scream is heard when Buddy kicks an elf out the window.
   
 
===Differences from the original movie===
 
===Differences from the original movie===
* [[Papa Elf]] is absent from this special; instead, it is said that Buddy was raised by the elves.
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*[[Papa Elf]] is absent from this special; instead, it is said that Buddy was raised by the elves.
* Buddy's real name "William" is never mentioned.
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*Buddy's real name "William" is never mentioned.
* Buddy and Jovie's child's gender and name is different in this special. In the original film, they had a daughter named Susie whilst in this, they have a son named Baby Buddy.
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*Buddy and Jovie's child's gender and name is different in this special. In the original film, they had a daughter named Susie whilst in this, they have a son named Baby Buddy.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
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{|class=wikitable
! Voice actor !! Character
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!Voice actor/actress!!Character(s)
 
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| {{w|Jim Parsons}} || [[Buddy]]
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|{{w|Jim Parsons}} || [[Buddy]]
 
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| [[Mark Hamill]] || Walter Hobbs
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|[[Mark Hamill]] || Walter Hobbs
 
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| {{w|Kate Micucci}} || Jovie
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|{{w|Kate Micucci}} || Jovie
 
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| [[Ed Asner]] || [[Santa Claus]]
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|[[Ed Asner]] || [[Santa Claus]]
 
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| {{w|Max Charles}} || Michael Hobbs
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|{{w|Max Charles}} || Michael Hobbs
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|-valign=top
| {{w|Rachael MacFarlane}} || Emily Hobbs<br />Fake Santa #3
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|{{w|Rachael MacFarlane}} || Emily Hobbs<br>Fake Santa #3
 
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| {{w|Steve Higgins}} || Chadwick
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|{{w|Steve Higgins}} || Chadwick
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|-valign=top
| [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] || Fake Santa #2<br />Jerry Hobbs
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|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] || Fake Santa #2<br>Jerry Hobbs
 
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| {{w|Gilbert Gottfried}} || Mr. Greenway
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|{{w|Gilbert Gottfried}} || Mr. Greenway
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|-valign=top
| {{w|Jay Leno}} || Fake Santa #1
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|{{w|Jay Leno}} || Fake Santa #1
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|-valign=top
| {{w|Fred Armisen}} || Matthews<br />Elf
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|{{w|Fred Armisen}} || Matthews<br>Elf
 
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| {{w|Matt Lauer}} || Mr. Sea Serpent
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|{{w|Matt Lauer}} || Mr. Sea Serpent
 
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| {{w|Kevin Shinick}} || Fake Santa #4
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|{{w|Kevin Shinick}} || Fake Santa #4
 
|}
 
|}
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.nbc.com/elf-buddys-musical-christmas Official website]
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*[http://www.nbc.com/elf-buddys-musical-christmas Official website]
* {{Imdb title|4147830}}
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*{{Imdb title|4147830}}
   
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Revision as of 02:53, 21 October 2019

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Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas is a stop-motion animated musical television special, based on the 2003 Jon Faveru-directed film Elf, written by David Berenbaum, and the 2010 Broadway musical of the same name, produced for NBC by Warner Bros. Animatio and premiered on December 16, 2014 at 8:00 PM ET. It stars Jim Parsons as Buddy.

Summary

Santa narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet his father. Along the way, his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of the holiday.

Songs

Availability

The special was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 3, 2015. The DVD was also released in a 2-pack with the original film, and in the 2017 Jolly Holiday Collection box set (alongside The Year Without a Santa Claus and A Miser Brothers' Christmas).

Notes

  • The famous Wilhelm Scream is heard when Buddy kicks an elf out the window.

Differences from the original movie

  • Papa Elf is absent from this special; instead, it is said that Buddy was raised by the elves.
  • Buddy's real name "William" is never mentioned.
  • Buddy and Jovie's child's gender and name is different in this special. In the original film, they had a daughter named Susie whilst in this, they have a son named Baby Buddy.

Cast

Voice actor/actress Character(s)
Jim Parsons Buddy
Mark Hamill Walter Hobbs
Kate Micucci Jovie
Ed Asner Santa Claus
Max Charles Michael Hobbs
Rachael MacFarlane Emily Hobbs
Fake Santa #3
Steve Higgins Chadwick
Kevin Michael Richardson Fake Santa #2
Jerry Hobbs
Gilbert Gottfried Mr. Greenway
Jay Leno Fake Santa #1
Fred Armisen Matthews
Elf
Matt Lauer Mr. Sea Serpent
Kevin Shinick Fake Santa #4

Gallery

External links

Warner Bros.
Movies
Warner Bros. Pictures Christmas in ConnecticutGremlinsLethal WeaponNational Lampoon's Christmas VacationBatman ReturnsJack FrostThe Polar ExpressKiss Kiss Bang BangFred Claus
New Line Cinema The Long Kiss GoodnightElfThe Nativity StoryFour ChristmasesA Very Harold & Kumar 3D ChristmasThe Conjuring 2Collateral BeautyShazam!8-Bit Christmas
Blue Ribbon Content A Christmas Story 2A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
Warner Bros. Television National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureThe Year Without a Santa ClausChristmas on the Square
Live-action television episodes
Friends and Joey "The One With the Monkey" • "The One With Phoebe's Dad" • "The One Where Rachel Quits" • "The One With the Girl from Poughkeepsie" • "The One With the Inappropriate Sister" • "The One With the Routine" • "The One With All the Candy" • "The One With the Holiday Armadillo" • "The One With Monica's Boots" • "The One with Ross's Step Forward" • "The One With the Creepy Holiday Card" • "The One With Christmas in Tulsa" • "Joey and the Plot Twist" • "Joey and the Christmas Party"
DC Comics "Season's Greedings" • "Home is Where the Hurt Is" • "Twas the Night Before Mxymas" • "Lexmas" • "Gemini" • "Year's End" • "Three Ghosts"
Other shows "A Semi-Merry Christmas" • "Mel, the Magi" • "Mel's Christmas Carol" • "'Tis the Season to Be Jealous" • "A Christmas Story" (Growing Pains) • "The Kid" • "It's Not Easy Being Green" • "A Christmas Story" (Just the Ten of Us) • "Santa Goes Downtown" • "Let It Snow" • "The Night Court Before Christmas" • "Santa on the Lam" • "Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas" • "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel" • "Christmas is Where the Heart is" • "Miracle on Elm Street" • "Fa La La La Laagghh!" • "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" • "Deck the Malls" • "The Christmas Show" • "The Man Who Canceled Christmas" • "Christmas Day-Ja Vu" • "A Country Christmas" • "The Gift" • "A Miracle Happens Here" • "Homeless for the Holidays" • "Do You See What I See" • "The Miracle Worker" • "How the Finch Stole Christmas" • "The Greatest of Gifts" • "I'll Be Home For Christmas" • "Hindsight" • "Twas the Night" • "All About Christmas Eve" • "City of Mercy" • "Meet the Cuban Parents" • "Christmas Punch" • "A Clear and Presentless Danger" • "George is Being Elfish and Christ-Misses His Family" • "Santa's Secret Stuff" • "A Very Supernatural Christmas" • "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" • "The Maternal Congruence" • "The Santa Simulation" • "The Cooper Extraction" • "The Clean Room Infiltration" • "Christmas" (The Middle) • "A Simple Christmas" • "A Christmas Gift" • "Christmas Help" • "The Christmas Tree" • "The Christmas Wall" • "Not So Silent Night" • "A Very Marry Christmas" • "The Christmas Miracle" • "It's Beginning to Stink a Lot Like Christmas" • "Jolly Red Elf" • "The World Ain't Over 'Till It's Over" • "Santa's Village of the Damned" • "Walnuts and Demerol" • "Warning, It's Dirty" • "One False Move, Zimbabwe!" • "Give Santa a Tail-Hole" • "On Vodka, On Soda, On Blender, On Mixer" • "Family, Bublé, Deep-Fried Turkey" • "Home for Christmas" • "Jingle Bell Glock" • "The Walk-Out" • "Yule Never Know" • "Merry Ex-Mas" • "A Very Carrie Christmas" • "Veronica's Christmas Song" • "Veronica's Secret Santa" • "An Echolls Family Christmas" • "One Angry Veronica"
Animated productions
Looney Tunes and related shows The Shanty Where Santy Claus LivesBedtime for SnifflesGift WrappedBugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales • "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special" • "'Twas the Day Before Christmas" • "Jingle Boo" • "The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert" • "A Christmas Plotz" • "Little Drummer Warners" • "No Time for Christmas" • "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" • "It Happened One Night Before Christmas" • "In Arms Way" • "The Twelve Days of Christmas" • Christmas Eve with Yakko, Wakko & Dot • "Noel" • "The Christmas Tree" • "The Banks of the Delaware River" • "Feather Christmas" • "Yule Be Sorry" • "Christmas in July" • Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas • "A Christmas Carol" • "Tis the Seasoning" • "Winter Blunderland" • "The Legend of Burrito Monday" • Bugs Bunny's 24-Carrot Holiday Special • "Looneyburg Lights" • "How the Brain Thieved Christmas" • "Santamaniacs"
DC Comics "Christmas With the Joker" • "Holiday Knights" • "Frozen Out" • "Comfort and Joy" • "Storybook Holiday" • "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" • "Second Christmas" • "The True Meaning of Christmas" • "Halloween v Christmas" • "Teen Titans Save Christmas" • "Party Animal" • "Beast Boy on a Shelf" / "Christmas Crusaders" • "A Holiday Story"
Hanna-Barbera co-productions "A Dickens of a Christmas" • A Scooby-Doo! Christmas • "Ho Ho Horrors" • Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker TaleScooby-Doo! Haunted HolidaysTom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers • "The Plight Before Christmas" • "Scary Christmas" • "Scroogey Doo" • "It's a Wacky Life" • "Dashing Thru the Snow" • "Signed, Sealed and Wacky" • "The Spirit of Frostnos" • Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
Other cartoons "Yuletide and Redtide" • A Cool Like That Christmas • "Santa Mask" • The Polar Express • "The Match Before Xmas" • A Miser Brothers' Christmas • "Da Grinchy Code / Duck" • "FROST / Undercover Claus" • "Fantastic Four Christmases / Red and White Collar" • Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas • "Christmas in Oz" • "Top of the Naughty List" • "Mandora Saves Christmas" • Beebo Saves Christmas
Albums
Have Yourself a Looney Tunes ChristmasA Hip-Hopera ChristmasMerry Christmas: Animaniacs & Looney TunesThe Looney Tunes Kwazy ChristmasA Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas